Communication+Tools

Today's Outcomes:

 * ** Develop a plan to use voicethreads as a tool that will enhance classroom communication for a variety of purposes. **
 * ** Discover a variety of ways voicethreads can be used in the special education classroom. **


 * Session Starter: **


 * Think of a family member, friend or someone else with whom you have communicated using a method that did not involve face-to-face or telphone contact. What did you use as a communication tool? How would you have communicated with this person 50 years ago? 100 years ago? **

=A Vision of 21st Century Students Today- video=

What is a VoiceThread?
"A [|VoiceThread] is an online media album that allows people to make comments, either audio or text, and share them with anyone they wish. A VoiceThread allows an entire group's story to be told and collected in one place." It is a conversation around media.

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Math example of students explaining their thinking with two digit by two digits addition. media type="custom" key="8031100"

There can be so many different variations done with this theme of using the game "I Spy." []

Before we practice creating a voicethread,let's look at the different ways you can leave comments. 1. text 2. audio 3. video 4. by phone

Make a voicethread in 1 minute or less:

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Let's look at some examples:

Special Education Examples: [] [] Early/Intermediate level language example. Originally created for ESL students but easily adaptable. [] (sharing with parents)

How can we incorporate Marzano's Instructional Strategies using voicethreads? Let's look at the handout.

Practice leaving a comment on any of the pages in our T3 voicethread. media type="custom" key="8036534"

Let's look at some other features in Voicethreads: 1. Creating Identities 2. Comment Moderation 3. Publishing Options 4. Uploading different file types


 * Next T3 Session: **
 * January 24th **
 * 4:45-6:30 pm **
 * Brandy's group- Boardroom **


 * Andrea's group- Warren Room 400 **


 * Have you scheduled a class visit for Jan/Feb? Please make sure you do so before leaving today. Thanks! **